Arthur’s Stone
Arthur's Stone is a Neolithic chambered tomb, or dolmen, in Herefordshire, England. It is situated on the ridge line of a hill overlooking both the Golden Valley, Herefordshire and the Wye Valley. The tomb dates from 3700 BC – 2700 BC.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Dolmen in England
- Also known as: “Arthur’s Stone Neolithic burial chamber, 450m south west of Mount Pleasant”, “Arthur’s Stone, Herefordshire”, and “Arthurs Stone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Faith and Red Lion Hotel.
Church of St Faith
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Faith is situated 1 mile south of Arthur’s Stone.
Red Lion Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Red Lion Hotel is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Arthur’s Stone.
Bodcott Farmhouse
Building
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bodcott Farmhouse is a building, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Arthur’s Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorstone and Bredwardine.
Dorstone
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dorstone is a village and civil parish within the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. There is a church and public house with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is noted for its scenery.
Bredwardine
Village
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bredwardine is a village and civil parish in the west of Herefordshire, England. Significant parish landmarks include a brick bridge over the River Wye, the historic Red Lion late 17th-century coaching inn, St Andrew's Church, and the site of Bredwardine Castle.
Brobury
Hamlet
Brobury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brobury with Monnington on Wye, in western Herefordshire, England, located between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye. Brobury is situated 2 miles northeast of Arthur’s Stone.
Arthur’s Stone
- Categories: dolmen, chamber tomb, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dorstone, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.08229° or 52° 4′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.99535° or 2° 59′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C4V32J3+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 410598615OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4797722
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Arthur’s Stone” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “禧福郡阿瑟石”
- French: “Arthur’s Stone”
- German: “Arthur’s Stone”
- Spanish: “Piedra de Arturo”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Herefordshire”
- Ukrainian: “Камінь Артура”
- Welsh: “Arthur’s Stone”
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